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Posted - March 11 2009 : 10:28:16 AM
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THIS is MY LOCO OF THE WEEK,AFTER SOME HELP FROM THE EXPRTS HERE IM ALMOST 100% this is a red ball mid 1950 s , not totally free of all that paint, im gonna leave it be for now and enjoy its grace on the track. it pulls nicely w/ an all in one lindsay pt. thanks to all who helped figure out its origin. adam

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Posted - March 11 2009 : 9:43:09 PM
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Sweet...when they built those in the 50s, they musta beat them outta a solid chunk of brass with a ball peen hammer.
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Posted - March 14 2009 : 2:56:05 PM
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Nice RS! Here's a goody I picked up today to feed my British railroading fancy-- a MIB Lima BR Warship class diesel. See my other of today's finds in the 'Identification' section.
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Posted - March 14 2009 : 4:20:14 PM
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| NICE ONE CHRIS RIGHT PERIOD FOR MK1S KEN
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Posted - March 14 2009 : 7:26:30 PM
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| nice find , im going to the great train hobby show in a huge complex sunday ,i shoot some pics for everyone. adam
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Posted - March 14 2009 : 8:14:45 PM
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just a observation but the signal should have the green lite on the top red lite on the bottom neat train Adams
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Posted - March 16 2009 : 12:23:38 AM
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| adam your rs-2 was imported by international from the early 50s
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Posted - September 04 2011 : 6:05:15 PM
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Ahh.
Redball Kits Are Brass.
That Explains Why That Car At A Show I Saw Was So Heavy!
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Posted - September 05 2011 : 12:43:49 AM
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quote:| just a observation but the signal should have the green lite on the top red lite on the bottom |
MicroBen, I beLIEve you missed your calling as a school teacher. However, as you point out our errors, I think you should start "grading" our comments & photos , A-F
Walt
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Edited by - walt on September 05 2011 12:46:49 AM
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Posted - September 05 2011 : 06:48:05 AM
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Sorry Walt, not until his grammar improves.

-Gareth
"A is A" -Aristotle Law of Identification
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